Director, Business Transformation

Lyons Magnus; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyons Magnus in Fresno, CA seeks a Director of Business Transformation to lead enterprise-wide improvements, value creation, and post-merger integration. This hands-on role works across Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Technology to diagnose issues and redesign processes for measurable financial and operational gains.

The ideal candidate brings a proven track record in manufacturing environments, driving productivity, yield, throughput, and inventory optimization through Lean, Six Sigma,

Qualifications

• Experience leading continuous improvement in manufacturing with measurable results.
• Ability to move between plant floor, processes, finance, and exec communication.
• Proven track record delivering productivity, yield, throughput, and cost improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead op and continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing, supply chain, warehousing, and other business operations.
• Identify bottlenecks, waste and capacity constraints, and drive improvements.
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen and value-stream mapping to improve performance.
• Develop business cases translating opportunities into financial value.
• Define KPIs and dashboards to track transformation benefits.
• Partner with Finance to validate financial benefits and ensure measurable value.
• Plan and execute integration of acquired businesses into Lyons Magnus.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Leadership

Process improvement

Root cause analysis

Kaizen

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Lyons Magnus leads the food industry with creativity and innovation, crafting top-quality products across all manufacturing phases, from raw materials to marketing. With over 2,000 diverse items for industrial ingredient and food service sectors, Lyons caters to leading restaurant chains nationally and internationally. At Lyons, our diverse and talented staff is the heart of our organization. We foster a thriving work environment where employees are engaged in shaping both the company's and their own future.

Job Type

Full-time

The Director, Business Transformation is a key leadership role responsible for driving enterprise-wide operational improvement, continuous improvement, M&A integration, and value-creation initiatives across Lyons Magnus. Reporting to the Chief Transformation Officer, this position will work directly with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Commercial, Technology, and other functional leaders to identify performance opportunities, diagnose root causes, redesign processes, and lead implementation of improvements that deliver measurable financial and operational results.

This is a hands-on operational transformation role, not primarily a PMO or project-management position. The successful candidate must bring demonstrated experience leading continuous improvement and operational performance initiatives in a manufacturing environment, with a track record of delivering measurable improvements in productivity, labor, yield, throughput, cost, service, inventory, and/or working capital. The Director must be comfortable moving between the plant floor, functional business processes, financial analysis, and executive-level communication.

Pay Range

$140,000-$175,000 + Bonus

Hours

8:00am-5:00pm

Schedule

Monday-Friday

Location

Fresno, CA

Travel Requirements

50%

Work environment available

In Office

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Lead operational and continuous improvement initiatives across Lyons Magnus manufacturing, supply chain, warehousing, and other business operations.
• Conduct hands-on assessments of manufacturing and business processes to identify bottlenecks, waste, capacity constraints, process variation, and other sources of operational inefficiency.
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, root-cause analysis, value-stream mapping, standard work, and other continuous improvement methodologies to improve business performance.
• Develop fact-based business cases that translate operational opportunities into financial value.
• Establish appropriate operating metrics and management routines to ensure improvements are sustained after implementation.
• Build continuous improvement capabilities within operating teams rather than relying solely on centralized transformation resources.
• Challenge existing processes and ways of working while partnering effectively with operational teams to implement practical, sustainable solutions.
• Partner directly with plant and operational leadership to improve:
• Labor productivity
• Line efficiency and OEE
• Throughput and capacity utilization
• Yield, scrap, and material loss
• Changeover and downtime
• Quality and right-first-time performance
• Inventory and working capital
• Warehousing and distribution productivity
• Customer service and OTIF performance

Enterprise Transformation Execution

• Partner with executive and functional leadership to define, prioritize, and execute the company's transformation and value-creation roadmap.
• Translate strategic priorities and operational opportunities into clearly defined initiatives with measurable objectives, milestones, ownership, resource requirements, and expected financial benefits.
• Evaluate and prioritize opportunities based on financial impact, operational feasibility, strategic importance, resource requirements, and execution risk.
• Drive initiatives from opportunity identification and business-case development through implementation and benefit realization.
• Maintain visibility across the transformation portfolio and help leadership focus resources on the highest-value opportunities.

Cross-Functional Process Improvement

• Partner across Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Commercial, Technology, and other functions to simplify end-to-end business processes and eliminate inefficiencies.
• Map processes and organizational handoffs to identify bottlenecks, duplication, unnecessary complexity, unclear accountability, and opportunities for automation.
• Facilitate cross-functional teams through structured problem solving, root-cause identification, solution development, and implementation.
• Develop solutions that appropriately combine process redesign, organizational changes, technology, automation, and performance management.
• Ensure process improvements address underlying root causes rather than simply adding controls or administrative steps.

Performance Management & Value Creation

• Establish clear operational and financial baselines before launching major improvement initiatives.
• Develop KPIs, dashboards, and benefit-tracking mechanisms that provide visibility into transformation progress and operational performance.
• Identify performance gaps and work directly with initiative owners to develop corrective actions.
• Maintain accountability for benefit realization after projects move from implementation into normal operations.
• Partner with Finance to validate financial benefits and ensure value creation is measurable and sustainable.
• Track results across areas including:
• Cost savings and cost avoidance
• Labor and productivity
• Yield and material usage
• Manufacturing capacity and throughput
• Margin improvement
• Inventory and working capital
• Freight and warehousing
• Customer service

M&A Integration & Synergy Realization

• Partner with executive leadership and functional teams to plan and execute the integration of acquired businesses into Lyons Magnus.
• Lead operational integration assessments and identify opportunities across manufacturing, procurement